It is the same hand!
(J.C. Ryle)"But HE said to them:
It is I; don't be afraid!"
John 6:20
Are you a distressed believer?
Is your heart . . .
pressed down with sickness,
tried with disappointments,
overburdened with cares?
To you I say,
pressed down with sickness,
tried with disappointments,
overburdened with cares?
To you I say,
"Behold the cross of CHRIST!"
Think whose hand it is that chastens
you; think whose hand is measuring
to you the 'cup of bitterness' which
you are now drinking. It is the hand
of HIM who was crucified!
It is the same hand which, in love to
your soul, was nailed to the accursed tree!
Surely that thought should comfort
and hearten you. Surely you should
say to yourself,
"My crucified SAVIOR will never lay upon
me anything that is not for my good.
There is a needs be. It must be well."
"For the LORD disciplines the one
HE loves, and chastises every son
whom he receives." Hebrews 12:6
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